Author Archive for Lookout
The Lookout Newspaper can trace its history back to April 1943 when CFB Esquimalt’s first newspaper was published. Since then, Lookout has grown into the award winning source for Pacific Navy News. Leading the way towards interactive social media reach, we are a community resource newspaper growing a world wide audience.
A view into the past: Corvette porthole donated to Naval Museum of Halifax
Joanie Veitch Trident Newspaper–– A porthole from the wreck of HMCS Trentonian, the last corvette lost in the Battle of the Atlantic, was presented to the Naval Museum of Halifax on Dec. 8, 2021. Author and naval historian Roger Litwiller made the donation of the porthole, which is one of two that were recently recovered […]
First Rabbi to deploy in warship gets an understanding of challenges sailors face
Royal Canadian Navy–– HMCS Winnipeg’s Chaplain made history during the ship’s recent deployment on Operations Neon and Projection in the Indo-Pacific. Captain (Capt) Noteh Glogauer was the first Jewish Rabbi to deploy in a Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) warship. While he got to participate in the excitement of the two operations, including the occasional helicopter flight, the main reason he […]
Korean War veteran recalls naval bombardment
Peter Mallett Staff Writer–– More than 70 years have elapsed since the deployment of Royal Canadian Navy warships to Korea, but Victoria’s Tom Larkin has vivid memories of his days aboard HMCS Sioux. The V-class destroyer was one of three Canadian warships first deployed to Korea to begin the bombardment of communist positions along the […]
